Sean Taylor Memorial Meast of the Week — Week 4
Yeah, yeah, I know: despite Stefan Fatsis’ protestations, a kicker should never be named the Meast, even, if you know, one already has. This is what you might call an extraordinary circumstance. A game-winning boot, albeit a 24-yard chip shot, is pretty good on its own, but one coming a day after you’ve buried your youngest son is undoubtedly Meastian. And his honorary day in Tampa comes up in three weeks. Sure, some argue that no one would be making a big deal about Bryant if he missed those kicks. Well he didn’t, asshole.
Moreover, it’s the all the more reason not to give the award to Brett Favre, who had an okay game, I guess. Hey, Brett: does the media, as with everything you do, play up the fact that you had a great game on that Monday night after your dad died? Abso-buttfucking-lutely. Surely you’re okay with stepping aside to acknowledge another solid performance in the wake of personal tragedy. Oh, wait, you’re a spiteful dickhead. Well, whatever, diddums, it goes to Matt Bryant.
Tags: jeff reed did okay too, Sean Taylor Memorial Meast of the Week, xmas ape
October 1st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
No arguments necessary, or will be tolerated.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:16 pm
:(
October 1st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
good call on this week’s Meast.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Yep, not much you can say about this except that was some moving shit in his post game press conference. I couldn’t imagine, nor do I want to even try to, losing a little one like that. Gutwrenching!!
October 1st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Thank you.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
On a lighter note, Jeff Reed is still an entire box of tools.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I dunnoman i threw dem six teedees juscuzidungotno dead boy dont mean i cantbeno meast daggummit why aint dem camras onme
October 1st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
David Akers could use a bit more lead in the pencil as well.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Why is it so dusty in here? It’s getting in my eyes, I swear.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I suck.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Damn, this still breaks me up.
I’ve got a little boy of my own and I just can’t imagine…
October 1st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
my allergies are acting up too, Drew.
no question it’s his this week
October 1st, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I’m a stupid moron, with an ugly face, and a big butt, and my butt smells, and I like to kiss my own butt.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Wait, where’s that second paragraph coming from? Did Favre contact you guys and demand that he be made Meast of the week or something?
October 1st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Good pick for Meast. RIP Tryson.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Matt’s (and my) hometown was under 4 feet of water a couple of weeks ago after Hurricane Ike. Lots of people we know lost their houses entirely. It’s a really fucking hard time for him right now.
But he deserved to be Meast when he kicked the 62-yard field goal.
October 1st, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Phil- only every week
October 1st, 2008 at 3:20 pm
This sort of shit didn’t make sense to me until I had a child. I looked into my son’s crib half a dozen times per night all last week because of this story. Call me a bitch if you must.
October 1st, 2008 at 3:27 pm
@CockFlashy – (that’s an odd thing to type to another man, by the way) – I’ve got two and another on the way. After watching the Bryant presser, I couldn’t stop hugging them.
October 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Approve.
October 1st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Yep.
October 1st, 2008 at 4:34 pm
No crude, smart-ass jokes here.
October 1st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Dude, how was he even playing? I’d still be wailing like Dick Vermeil.
October 1st, 2008 at 4:56 pm
amen…………..
October 1st, 2008 at 4:57 pm
To quote resident poet Magary: Fuck and yes.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:20 pm
@TDub: Agreed. The mental toughness it must to have taken even stand up, much less kick a game-winning field goal, makes him infinitely more measty than any physical accomplishment ever could.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Seriously, poeple talk about mental toughness, but when you consider he’s a t postion that’s what 90% nerves, this is just crazy.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:03 pm
not to downplay matt bryant deserving this or anything, but, you could’ve given this to anyone with the justification of “better him that brett favre”, and i would agree.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Another amen.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:35 pm
+1 million to Matt Bryant. Meast well deserved although we wish you hadn’t had the tragedy.
I have a small son too and this story was painful.
October 1st, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Man I was watching this game and I felt terrible for Bryant, especially when it looked like he was going to be the goat when he kicked the ball out of bounds following his soon-to-be game winner. He looked like he was going to cry as he lined up to kick off and it was obviously one of the worst kicks you will ever see. Kudos for his teamates for picking him up by ass raping Aaron Rodgers the next play.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:42 pm
No smartass comments my way, either. Don’t have any little ones yet, but I wouldn’t wish that kind of pain on my worst enemy.
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:30 am
Despite the picture, when I saw “game-winning boot,” I thought for sure that the award was going to KSK’s favorite drunk-ass kicker. But yeah, I can’t imagine the kind of Sunday that Matt Bryant went through. Well-deserved.